Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-31
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate INDUCES in a Lengthy
Discussion OF the Railroad COmb!-
nation Bill without Action.
The House agrees with the senate to Ad
journ on APril 4-The ApPrOpria.
tfon Bin Again Up
THE SENATE.

NO. !, submitted iaNOIhDIS IGpUL u Ou luG
following bills:
Amending municipal interpretations.
To authorize the removal of the county
seat of Hardin county.
For the better protection Of theater-
goers and visitors Of other public places
from the dangers OF fire.
To amend the charter OF the city Of
Houston.
To authorize the Governor TO have the
state represented by counsel in quits in
which the state is interested.
To require foreign corporations doing
business in the state to file copy Of their
charter with the s. cretary OF State.
Tc regulate practice in the Supreme
court and Court Of Appeals.
Senator Terrell, for the minority, re
ported In favor of the GlasscCck libel
bill.
Senate bill to authorize the vote to
change the location of the county seat of
Hardin county, was called up by Senator
Douglass of Jefferson, and passed.
Senate bill to validate the notarial acts
of William Neal, notary public of Steph-
ems county, was called up by Senator Cal
houn and passed.
titled: An act to carry into effect sec
ton of article 10, Of the the state con-
stitutiOn, and to prescribe 6 penalty for
the violation thereof. The object Of
the bill is TO preveUt the consolidation of
competing or parallel railroad lines, the
penalty for its violation being COnfne-
ment in the penitentiary for from two to
three years.
Senator Woodward offered an amend
ment, making the penalty tine of $4,000.
Senator Harrison offered q substitute,
that the penalty for violation be changed
to not less than two months nor more
than two y ars in jail.
Senator Macmauus argued for civil
remedy.
Senator Bell favored penal remedy.
Senator Woodwari did not believe
that agents or officers should be i'm
prisOned for consolidating railroads.
Senator Pope made an able argCm mt
against the penal remedy.
Senator Burgess thought it would be a
disgrace to make the violation Of the bill
punishable by confinement in the peni-
Tertiary or jail.
On the amendment, changing from
penitentiary to jail, the Senate voted 1t
down by y@as and II nays.
Senator Gregg thought it would be of
no use to make the penalty a pecuniary
one, as the roads would only have to
raise freight rates to ray the fine.
Senator StinsOn offered as g substitute,
to make the penalty not less than $1,000
nor more than $4,000.
The substitute was adopted by Wood
ward.
Senator Simkins thought it was ridicu-
Ious to put civil remedy or pecuniary
penalty. Laws Of this kind have amount
ed to nothing IN the past, and why will
they in the future? The AUtorney-Gen-
eral says the fines 2r6 of no use.
Sepator Lane made an earnest argu-
ment against the penalty of confinement
in jail or penitentiary.
Senator AbercrOmbie amended by MAX
ing the penalty not less than $4,000, and
every day Of violation of the provisions
of the act deemed to be a separate Of
Tense. Carried-yeas, I6; nays, 9.
The Senate refused to make the amend
ment part of the bill by y yeas to 10
nays.
Senator Terrell offered an amendment
restricting the application OF the bill.
Carried.
Senator Burgess offered an amendment
that no one should be liable to punish
ment who mas no voice in the manage
ment Of the road. Carried.
Senator Claiborne moved to strike out
the enscting clause. Lost.
Senator Med Jnald en- cred a motion to
call up the Greer county bill with House
amendments, because the House said
there had been some tsmpeIiDg with the
bill.
Senator Pope amended the railroad bill
by making the penalty fine Of not less
than $1,000 nor more tran $4,000. Adopted.
The bill was ordered engrOssed.
Senator Calhoun amended the bill by
striking out felony and inserting INSIDE
mesnor. Adopted.
o. The I'LL was finally passed under a
suspension of the constitutional rules.
Senator Knittle called up the bill for
the prevention OF cruelty to animals. The
substitute, which restricts the
bill to bull, bear, dog or cock fights, was
adopted, and the bill wss engrossed.
Senate bill in regard to changing the
mode of appointment of superintendent
of lunatiC aSylums, the requiring of a
bond of $4,000 from the steward, and
regulating the manner Of receiving pa
tients, WAS passed under a suspension of
the rules.
The Senate conCurred in House amend
ment to the bill authorizing the issue of
county bridge bonds.
Adjourned uutil 3 o'clCckp p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Armistead said it was an out
rage that every bill relating to railroads |
should have their vitsls eaten out. The |
people ask for railroad legislation, aud !
you give them nothing. Where is it 60 !
ing TO erd? The Legislature will have TO |
do something.
Senator Pope made an able argument |
in fsvor OF imposing pecuinary fines, but
showed that 1t would be q mistake to i'm |
pose a peralty Oh any one for violation of
these laws. He said: 81 don't want the |
bill killed. | think it is necessary"
Senator Terrell favored the bill and |
made an earnest speech on it.
SenatOr Lanes amendment to strike !
)ut the enscting clause was asst.
The second section Of the bill was then |
ak, Il up.
Senator Macmanus moved to strike it
)ut. Lost.
Senator Woodward amended by making
he penalty not exceeding $4,000. Adopted.
S~.eErevious question being ordered,
me pill was passe' to it's third reading.